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It’s too soon to tell what sort of impact Ohio State’s loss to Florida Atlantic on Tuesday night will have for its NCAA Tournament hopes. What is for certain, though, is that the Buckeyes have impacted their margin of error for the remainder of the season after taking a two-point loss to the Owls in overtime. The good news, according to CBS Sports senior writer and bracketologist Jerry Palm, is that there’s still plenty of basketball to be played.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyWed, 07 Dec 2016 18:59:42 GMT4c89d074-bca3-11e6-a157-353ff38f384c2016-12-07T18:59:42ZOhio State men's basketball | What went wrong in loss to Florida Atlantic?http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/12/07/osu-mbk-fau-sidebar.html
It was a simple question for what was a strange game leading to a disastrous finish for Ohio State. Playing at home against Florida Atlantic on Tuesday night, the Buckeyes had five players score in double figures, turned the ball over only 12 times and held leads of 11, 8 and 7 points in regulation and scored the first four points in overtime. So how the heck did they lose to the Owls, a team that entered the game with just one win against a Division I team? It started at the start, when Ohio State missed 10 of its first 11 shots and fell behind by eight points fewer than four minutes into the game.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyWed, 07 Dec 2016 04:27:24 GMT447c7ff4-bc34-11e6-9cd3-353ff38f384c2016-12-07T04:27:24ZFlorida Atlantic 79, Ohio State 77 (OT) | Blown leads costly in upsethttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/12/07/osu-mbk-fau.html
Jae’Sean Tate slumped his way into a chair and averted his gaze downward. To his right, JaQuan Lyle held his head in his hands in disbelief. After an offseason of claiming to have learned the lessons that came with two nonconference home losses to mid-major opponents that sabotaged any NCAA Tournament hopes, Ohio State had somehow done it again.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyWed, 07 Dec 2016 04:18:32 GMT064c277c-bc23-11e6-9cd3-353ff38f384c2016-12-07T04:18:32ZGame preview | Ohio State vs. Florida Atlantichttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/12/06/ohio-state-mens-basketball-vs--florida-atlantic.html
Florida Atlantic at Ohio State 7 TONIGHT Where: Value City Arena TV: None Radio: WBNS-FM/AM (97.1/1460)adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyTue, 06 Dec 2016 01:32:02 GMT778f6542-bb51-11e6-8a84-353ff38f384c2016-12-06T01:32:02ZOhio State men's basketball | Trevor Thompson providing a spark off the benchhttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/12/06/ohio-state-mens-basketball--thompson-providing-a-spark-off-the-bench.html
With Ohio State trailing by three points near the midway point of the first half against Fairleigh Dickinson, Thad Matta turned to his starters.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyTue, 06 Dec 2016 01:29:29 GMT7771f22a-bb51-11e6-8a84-353ff38f384c2016-12-06T01:29:29ZOhio State men's basketball | Keita Bates-Diop's return far from clearhttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/12/06/1205-bates-diop.html
Keita Bates-Diop has essentially been questionable for Ohio State’s last five games. But as the junior forward continues to recover from a high-ankle sprain suffered Nov. 17 against Providence, coach Thad Matta continues to repeat that he’s not in a hurry to rush him back to the court.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyTue, 06 Dec 2016 00:01:09 GMTb2831a69-bb46-11e6-8a84-353ff38f384c2016-12-06T00:01:09ZOhio State men's basketball | Trevor Thompson shines in win over Fairleigh Dickinsonhttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/12/03/1203-trevor-thompson.html
At some point during Saturday night’s game at Value City Arena, Fairleigh Dickinson coach Greg Herenda mulled a roster move. Ohio State shook off a slow start, outplayed the Knights for an eight-minute stretch to open the second half and shook off the upset bid with a 70-62 win. Junior center Trevor Thompson played no small part in the win, finishing with a career-high 13 rebounds and adding 10 points to give the Buckeyes a key inside presence.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardySun, 04 Dec 2016 01:05:52 GMT02d28f56-b9bd-11e6-ae56-353ff38f384c2016-12-04T01:05:52ZOhio State 70, Fairleigh Dickinson 62 | Buckeyes wake up in second halfhttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/12/03/osu-mbk-fairleigh-dickinson.html
It’s a law of nature that water will always seek its own level. As Ohio State drinks in the opening weeks of this season, Kam Williams and his teammates are trying to shake a similar mentality. Three days after falling by two points at No. 6 Virginia, the Buckeyes returned to Value City Arena to play Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardySun, 04 Dec 2016 00:55:42 GMTeb290c90-b9af-11e6-ae56-353ff38f384c2016-12-04T00:55:42ZOhio State men's basketball | Freshman Micah Potter upbeat despite blown leadhttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/12/03/ohio-state-mens-basketball-freshman-micah-potter-upbeat-despite-blown-lead.html
The first loss of the season did little to shake the confidence that freshman center Micah Potter brought with him to Ohio State over the summer.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardySat, 03 Dec 2016 03:06:07 GMTbaf07272-b8ff-11e6-8b91-353ff38f384c2016-12-03T03:06:07ZOhio State men's basketball | Last possession vs. Virginia didn't follow planhttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/12/01/osu-mbk-uva-side.html
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – In spite of everything that had gone wrong leading up to it, the ball felt good leaving JaQuan Lyle’s hands. On the road against the No. 6 team in the country that also boasted the stingiest defense, Ohio State had let a 16-point first half lead disappear but still had a chance to at least extend the game.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyThu, 01 Dec 2016 05:48:19 GMTd21c15e2-b788-11e6-959c-353ff38f384c2016-12-01T05:48:19ZVirginia 63, Ohio State 61 | Buckeyes can't hold early lead on the roadhttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/12/01/osu-mbk-uva.html
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Thad Matta often said that he gets a true feel for what kind of team he has when playing on the road. It’s when the opponent puts a run on Ohio State and he can look his players in the eyes in a huddle that, then, he can really take stock of that year’s team. Wednesday night at John Paul Jones Arena, he had to like what he saw.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyThu, 01 Dec 2016 05:11:44 GMTefdc0e65-b77d-11e6-959c-353ff38f384c2016-12-01T05:11:44ZOhio State men's basketball | 10 years later: Buckeyes were loose before UNC matchuphttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/11/30/1130-oral-history-part-two.html
Ohio State will face No. 6 Virginia tonight in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge, but a decade and a day ago the Buckeyes took part in a high-powered shootout in the 2006 version of the series. After opening the season with six comfortable wins by an average of 26.2 points per game, No. 3 Ohio State prepared for a Big Ten-ACC Showdown against No. 7 North Carolina at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyWed, 30 Nov 2016 15:24:22 GMT0d16f9ef-b6a4-11e6-828d-353ff38f384c2016-11-30T15:24:22ZOhio State men's basketball | Game preview: Buckeyes vs. Virginiahttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/11/30/ohio-state-mens-basketball-preview-chart.html
Game preview: Ohio State at Virginiaadcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyWed, 30 Nov 2016 03:21:44 GMT131ff338-b692-11e6-828d-353ff38f384c2016-11-30T03:21:44ZOhio State men's basketball | Buckeyes expect tough test from Virginia defensehttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/11/30/ohio-state-mens-basketball--osu-expects-tough-test-from-virginia-defense.html
It’s probably a safe bet that Ohio State’s offense won’t be as prolific tonight as it was the last time it took the court. That was Friday, when the Buckeyes tied a Value City Arena record with an 111-point outburst against a Marshall team more concerned with outscoring its opponents than stopping them.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyWed, 30 Nov 2016 03:10:56 GMT130c9243-b692-11e6-828d-353ff38f384c2016-11-30T03:10:56ZOhio State men's basketball | Campus attack illustrated 'the sick world we live in,' Matta sayshttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/11/30/1129-osu-mbk-attack.html
Jae’Sean Tate was on his way to class Monday when he saw a clear indication that things were not normal at Ohio State. “I was about two blocks from turning onto College (Avenue) and police cars just started flying by me,” he said today. “Then I got the alert to my phone. I was in an Uber, and I just told him to turn around. I went back to the house and turned on the CNN to see what was going on.”adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyWed, 30 Nov 2016 00:23:07 GMT21590996-b679-11e6-828d-353ff38f384c2016-11-30T00:23:07ZOhio State men's basketball | Virginia's coach sees improvements in Buckeyeshttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/11/30/1129-osu-mbk-notes.html
One year ago, Ohio State saw its non-conference losing streak stretch to four games with a hard-fought, 64-58 home loss to No. 10 Virginia. The game saw the Buckeyes put forth perhaps their best effort of the early season only to come up short, and it came against a Cavaliers team taking the court without injured key playmaker London Perrantes. Wednesday night at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia, Perrantes will be in uniform for No. 6 Virginia as it hosts the unranked Buckeyes and coach Tony Bennett doesn’t want to think about the alternative.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyTue, 29 Nov 2016 17:06:21 GMT4f3d1578-b654-11e6-828d-353ff38f384c2016-11-29T17:06:21ZOhio State 111, Marshall 70 | Buckeyes make quick work of Herdhttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/11/26/osu-mbk-marshall.html
Marshall came to Value City Arena on Black Friday with a plan to try and run up and down the court on Ohio State. It didn’t work. In the most up-tempo game of the season, the Buckeyes stormed out to a big first-half lead and cruised past the Thundering Herd, 111-70, for their third win in five days.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardySat, 26 Nov 2016 03:39:19 GMTeb5bc22e-b37a-11e6-b302-353ff38f384c2016-11-26T03:39:19ZOhio State men's basketball | Marc Loving gets offense going after struggleshttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/11/25/ohio-state-mens-basketball--loving-gets-offense-going-after-struggles.html
Marc Loving had a simple answer for what seemed to be a complicated situation. The lone Ohio State senior had just scored a season-high 19 points in Wednesday night’s home win against Jackson State in what was easily his best overall performance of the season when he was asked the question.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyFri, 25 Nov 2016 04:13:21 GMT4c283271-b2bb-11e6-bdbb-353ff38f384c2016-11-25T04:13:21ZPreview chart: Ohio State vs. Marshallhttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/11/25/ohio-state-mens-basketball-preview-chart.html
Ohio State vs. Marshall 7 P.M. Friday Where: Value City Arena TV: Big Ten Networkadcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>Fri, 25 Nov 2016 03:37:46 GMT4c05dd57-b2bb-11e6-bdbb-353ff38f384c2016-11-25T03:37:46ZOhio State 78, Jackson State 47 | Buckeyes efficient in blowouthttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/11/24/osu-mbk-jackson-state.html
When Jackson State sits down Thursday for Thanksgiving dinner, friends and family should be prepared to wait. If Wednesdaynight’s game against Ohio State at Value City Arena was any indication, the Tigers will take their time passing much of anything to anyone. With the visitors holding the basketball on the majority of their first-half possessions, often failing to start their offense until 10 seconds remained on the shot clock, the Buckeyes made them pay by being efficient on offense and keyed in again defensively.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyThu, 24 Nov 2016 02:39:36 GMTe561c425-b1e7-11e6-ac1c-353ff38f384c2016-11-24T02:39:36ZOhio State men's basketball | Kam Williams wants to hit you with his best shot: dunkhttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/11/23/ohio-state-mens-basketball--williams-wants-to-hit-you-with-his-best-shot-dunk.html
Kam Williams’ right wrist was a pronounced example of a hidden talent his Ohio State teammates have been waiting to see unleashed.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyWed, 23 Nov 2016 01:23:45 GMT8084f57c-b117-11e6-a840-353ff38f384c2016-11-23T01:23:45ZPreview: Ohio State vs. Jackson Statehttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/11/23/osu-mbk-preview-box.html
Game preview Ohio State vs. Jackson State 7 P.M. WEDNESDAYadcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyWed, 23 Nov 2016 01:22:57 GMTb5306a50-b114-11e6-a840-353ff38f384c2016-11-23T01:22:57ZOhio State 66, Western Carolina 38 | Lyle leads way in routhttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/11/22/osu-mbk-western-carolina.html
The most lopsided win in nearly two years brought about half a coach’s dream for Ohio State’s Thad Matta. Against an overmatched Western Carolina team, the Buckeyes took control early and finished with a 66-38 win Monday night at Value City Arena. The 38 points were the fourth-fewest allowed during Matta’s 13 seasons with the Buckeyes, and the margin of victory was the largest since a 45-point win against Wright State on Dec. 27, 2014.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyTue, 22 Nov 2016 03:39:51 GMTbc593de7-b056-11e6-92d7-353ff38f384c2016-11-22T03:39:51ZOhio State men's basketball | Keita Bates-Diop out for tonight's gamehttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/11/22/1121-osu-mbk-bates-diop.html
Ohio State will be without junior forward Keita Bates-Diop for tonight’s game against Western Carolina at Value City Arena. Bates-Diop suffered the injury early in the second half of Thursday’s home win against Providence when he was fouled and fell awkwardly, landing hard on his right leg, which was pinned beneath him.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyMon, 21 Nov 2016 23:36:05 GMTd5a33588-b03f-11e6-92d7-353ff38f384c2016-11-21T23:36:05ZOhio State men's basketball | JaQuan Lyle looks to build on strong performancehttp://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2016/11/21/ohio-state-mens-basketball-jaquan-lyle.html
Since JaQuan Lyle’s arrival at Ohio State, it’s never been much about whether he’s talented enough to excel. By all accounts, even his own, Lyle’s biggest needed area of growth has been between his ears, where the point guard rode an inability to shake off mistakes into an encouraging but rocky freshman season.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_FREE","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_FREE"};]]>adam jardyMon, 21 Nov 2016 02:53:00 GMT4d526e04-af79-11e6-ab5d-353ff38f384c2016-11-21T02:53:00Z